From: Robert Dober Date: 2007-02-06T19:26:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Newbie Advice. ------=_Part_3010_15371727.1170757566506 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On 2/6/07, Samantha wrote: > > On Feb 5, 8:20 pm, Timothy Hunter wrote: > > > Welcome to Ruby! > > Thanks, I like it. > > > If you like solving puzzles, why don't you try some of the quizzes > athttp://www.rubyquiz.com?There are easy quizzes and hard ones, and > > probably at least one that's at a level you'll feel comfortable with. > > I'm over there now checking things out. > > > However, I learn best when I pick my own problem to solve. If you're > > like me, think of some problem you have that can be solved by a Ruby > > script. Some bit of system administration that you need done, for > > example. Then start coding. It doesn't matter if you can't figure out > > how to do it at first. Attack the bits you can do, then work on the > > rest a piece at a time. Search this list for advice, read The Ruby Way > > and The Ruby Cookbook, and post questions here. > > The unfortunate thing, is that I really don't have any system > administration things to do. :) Most of the stuff I would want to > do, (ie get a directory listing and put it to a file so I know what > documents I have where, etc.) I can do with Linux commands. Yeah but what about a Webrick based WebInterface (Web2 of course ;). Imagine a nice interface to top, ls, df, netfilter ( I am lacking imagination ). And when it is done please release it to Rubyforge I need this stuff. Just kidding ;) But, I > suppose it couldn't hurt to rewrite the wheel for learning purposes. Wheels are supposed to be reinvented, right :) Cheers Robert -- We have not succeeded in answering all of our questions. In fact, in some ways, we are more confused than ever. But we feel we are confused on a higher level and about more important things. -Anonymous ------=_Part_3010_15371727.1170757566506--